Pillow-sham holder.



No. 634,784. Patent ed act. 10, i899.

J. P. WILLIAMS. PILLOW SHAH HOLDER.

' (Application filed Nov. 22, 1898.)

(No Model.)

WITNEE-EES 'tubes.

UNITED' STA ES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. WILLIAMS, on BosTon, MASSACHUSETTS. I

PILLOW-SHAW! "HOLDER.

SPEGIEICATIQN forming art of Lettersilat ent N 634,784, dated October 0, 1899.

' Application filed November 22,189 Serial No. 597,179. on model.)

To all whom, it concern:

Be it known that'l, JAMES P. WILLIAMS, of Boston, in the con nty'of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and -use.-

ful Improvement in Pillow-Sham Holders, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a specification.

My invention relates to the'peculiar construction and arrangement of parts of a pillow-sham holder, the object being to make a simple, convenient, and easily-adjustable device. This object I attain by means of the mechanism shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a view in perspective, showing 'adapted to hold the pillow-sham holder..

These brackets 'are fastened to the posts by clamps C and G or in any convenient man ner, depending upon thekind of bedstead to which the device is to be attached; The central rod or rocker-shaft D and D, to which the other parts of the-holder are connected, is made of two tubes D and D, one of which, D, slides within the other, D. The two are shown in section in Fig. 4. To hold-the two tubes together, I have a pin E, which passes through holes cl d, Fig. 4, made in the said By having a series of these holes made in the tubes thelength of the shaftD D may be changed to suit any width of bed.

' The shaft D D may be rotated in the bracketsto any position desired and held by the springpin 13 13. (See Fig. 5.) The I spring-pinB B passes through a hole made in the head of the bracket B and into one of the holes B B made inthe tube D of the shaft D D. A number of socket-pieces H H areattached permanently to the shaft D D.

v(See Fig. 1, and also Figs. 3 and 4:.) Each of in attaching the tape or ribbon L, to which the pillow-sham is stitched or otherwise connected. r

. For convenience in adjusting for the different widths of beds one or more of the socket-pieces may be made asshown in Fig. This one has a kerf H anda'clampingscrew H and is not'permanently attached to the tube D, but may beplaced at any'convenient point and then clamped by the screw H This arrangement admits of sliding the tube D into the tube D in the act ofadjustment. r

The rib-wires E may be inserted into the socket-pieces H from either side,- so that the holder may be reversed-that is, the rockershaft may be turned end for end and the brackets B B changed so that one takes the place of the other to fit the ends of the rockershaft.

The brackets B are made fast to the post b means of a metal clamp O. This metal sur rounds the post, and the ends are bent, as insame screw 0 c that fastens the bracket to the clamp. bracket to the clamp and the clamp to the post.

I claim In a pillow-sham holder, brackets attached to the bed-posts, and adapted to support an adjustable rocker-shaft; pins in said brackets engaging with and holding said rocker-shaft; two tubes, one sliding within the other,-both provided with-holes, through which a pin (as F) passes and adj ustably locks the tubes together as described, thereby forming the above adjustable rocker shaft, bracketpieces (as H) attached to the said shaft, and having arms for supporting the sham, and provided with slots for re'ceivinga tape; and said tape, adapted to be attached to the said sham; substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have. signed my name to this specification, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses, on this 17th day of November, A. D. 1898.

JAMES P. VVILLIAHS,

' Witnesses FRANK G. PARKER,

FRANK G. Harris.

dicated, so as to be brought together by the.

Thus one operation fastens the 7 

